4mm Llanfair
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LarryG
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The cattle pens was sprayed with Halfords grey plastic primer. 2 hours later it was sprayed with my cellulose sandstone colour...
After an hour, it was masked off and sprayed with my weathering colour, very much like Sleeper Grime. The rest will be done with weathering...
After an hour, it was masked off and sprayed with my weathering colour, very much like Sleeper Grime. The rest will be done with weathering...
LarryG
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Finished... A concoction of diluted acrylic black and red plus Fairy Liquid was mixed in a bottle and brushed onto the sandstone paint. When te surface of the stonework was dry but the cememner courdeses wet, The dock was run under hte cold tap to wash out the surplus.....
THe wall in this side will be burried in 'land' and will not be seen and so the acrylic paint was not washed out of the courses....
The Peco kit contains appropriate signs. the sign was first painted dark brown, then carefully rubbed face down on wet & dry to expose the lettering. It needs a wash to remove the dust....
THe wall in this side will be burried in 'land' and will not be seen and so the acrylic paint was not washed out of the courses....
The Peco kit contains appropriate signs. the sign was first painted dark brown, then carefully rubbed face down on wet & dry to expose the lettering. It needs a wash to remove the dust....
LarryG
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It's official, Llanfair Road: The first time one of my Western Region signal boxes has been named. Phil at Intentio kindly did this engraved polate plus a running-in board. They are self adhesive and have to be accurately positioned before pressing down...
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Malcolmcelyn
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No, it’s a men’s toilet…
LarryG
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Hi, Fine thanks. Just diverted. Back to modelling, I've tried to keep the interest alive by shuffling loose track around, so this picture does not display the version I will be adopting, except that a double-slip will be incorporated now. The pencil lines shows how much of the "7mm" baseboard needed removing to suit a 4mm layout.....
The baseboard framework and top were reduced as shown here. The tops will be screwed in place tomorrow. The latest width at the station end is quite a lot more than the Mk.I Llanfair Road to allow a decent width lane to the coal yard behind the station...
The baseboard framework and top were reduced as shown here. The tops will be screwed in place tomorrow. The latest width at the station end is quite a lot more than the Mk.I Llanfair Road to allow a decent width lane to the coal yard behind the station...
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LarryG
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There's been no railway progress, which is obvious I suppose, Even imagining a recently purchased 'Manor' trundling down the track didn't do it for me and so I have decided to sell up all the 4mm rtr locos, hand built brass ex.GWR coaches, track and buildings.
Oddly, not one length of 00 track has been laid since the 0 gauge was sold off, although I did spend time indoors making buildings. I thought that buying the stuff would fire me up into layout building again, but it didn't.
Oddly, not one length of 00 track has been laid since the 0 gauge was sold off, although I did spend time indoors making buildings. I thought that buying the stuff would fire me up into layout building again, but it didn't.
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Heather Kay
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RichardG
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Larry, it might be worth developing a pastime which you can enjoy independently but later link to the trains. Perhaps painting (but landscapes not models, for a future backscene) or photography (for new models) or even driving (to find fresh ideas). I did the IAM driving course a while ago and I felt it perked me up, it was years after I passed my original driving test. The pastime needs to be something sufficiently engaging to get your mind off the model trains
LarryG
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The backing boards were given a fresh coat of matt white some months ago in preparation for a new 4mm layout, but everything stalled at that point. Anyway, I'm giving it a go in 7mm scale again and so the usual vinyl I D Backscenes were fixed in place. This time, the village is nearer the station even although this led to a non-matching join at the bottom end of the shed. Baseboards were then covered entirely with 1/8" cork yesterday....
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Narrow Tom
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So glad you're back -and in the Senior Scale! Hope you're not wanting your goods shed back...
Kylestrome
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Practice makes perfect ...
LarryG
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Haha... no. Another goods shed kit arrived yesterday to keep me busy.
Mike Garwood
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Good to see you back in the saddle - regardless of scale.
Mike
Mike
LarryG
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One of them two-minute jobs. A friend prompted me to look at Hattons 7mm Dapol 45xx in black with full 'British Railways' insignia, which was well discounted. Just the ticket!
The lettering was gently rubbed down using a ½" diameter fibre stick then the loco, except for the tank sides, was masked off and sprayed Satin Black from a Halfords rattle can....
Early BR totems came from a 7mm 'HMRS 'Methfix' sheet...
Removing the toy look from the tyres: First painted with Halfords Upol Acid 8 etch primer sprayed into a spare lid. An hour or so later, matt black debunked from a Halford can into the lid was applied using a bow pen.....
Weathering was to have followed, but it is so long since I used the sprayshop that my cellulose 'rusty' mix had dried up and gone solid.
The lettering was gently rubbed down using a ½" diameter fibre stick then the loco, except for the tank sides, was masked off and sprayed Satin Black from a Halfords rattle can....
Early BR totems came from a 7mm 'HMRS 'Methfix' sheet...
Removing the toy look from the tyres: First painted with Halfords Upol Acid 8 etch primer sprayed into a spare lid. An hour or so later, matt black debunked from a Halford can into the lid was applied using a bow pen.....
Weathering was to have followed, but it is so long since I used the sprayshop that my cellulose 'rusty' mix had dried up and gone solid.
Nick Rogers
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Evening all,
Lovely job, Larry.
With regard to the totem, I think several of the 45xx class received the larger cycling lion crest. I have a large collection of photos showing Laira's stud of 45xx on the Launceston branch for my Horrabridge project.
4530 at Launceston on 02.03.1954 (note the bent running plate, presumably from a rough shunt?)
4542 leaving Plymouth North Road on 12.07.1955 with a freight.
5567 from Launceston with one of the Plymouth district B-Sets and a 6-wheeled milk tanker (collected from Lifton) on the same day.
All the best,
Nick.
Lovely job, Larry.
With regard to the totem, I think several of the 45xx class received the larger cycling lion crest. I have a large collection of photos showing Laira's stud of 45xx on the Launceston branch for my Horrabridge project.
4530 at Launceston on 02.03.1954 (note the bent running plate, presumably from a rough shunt?)
4542 leaving Plymouth North Road on 12.07.1955 with a freight.
5567 from Launceston with one of the Plymouth district B-Sets and a 6-wheeled milk tanker (collected from Lifton) on the same day.
All the best,
Nick.